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Civil engineering students learn about infrastructure and the technical aspects of urban and rural land development, in preparation to become a Professional Engineer. Civil engineers design roads and ...

As the architects, planners, and managers of huge construction projects, civil engineers are indispensable to the construction industry. Construction of structures like bridges, skyscrapers, and ...

Two engineers, male and female, in protective helmets and reflective clothing, standing on construction site where large arch bridge is being built. Engineers looking at blueprints, planning and ...

Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

From the Egyptian pyramids and Roman aqueducts to the Great Wall of China and the Hoover Dam, many of the most ambitious and impressive building projects in world history are examples of civil ...